'The decision about sentencing is one that is exclusive to the judge,' said former federal prosecutor Jacob Frenkel.
A decision from the Department of Justice to walk back its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone this week is unlikely to help the convicted donald Trump ally's case, a former federal prosecutor has said.
The DOJ had put forward a proposed sentence recommendation of seven to nine years on Monday, but hours after President Donald Trump railed against the proposal, calling it"horrible and unfair," Timothy Shea, the U.S. Attorney for Washington submitted a new court filing suggesting a lower sentencing time and branding the initial recommendation"excessive and unwarranted.
Still, he said,"for prosecutors to withdraw from a case and even to withdraw from the Department of Justice, that clearly reflects very strong beliefs and ethics, such that they were not prepared to stand behind something they believed was contrary to the interests of justice." Trump associate Roger Stone returns for his trial after lunch on November 13, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Stone is expected to face sentencing later this month."It is not likely that this federal judge is going to be influenced by all the commotion." Instead, Frenkel said,"the judge is going to determine the sentence based on what she believes the facts presented at the trial warrant under the circumstances.
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